diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index 04e39e5e..a93fa445 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -4401,6 +4401,8 @@ enum Paste {
     Cursor,
 }
 
+static LINE_ENDING_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> = Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"\r\n|\r|\n").unwrap());
+
 fn paste_impl(
     values: &[String],
     doc: &mut Document,
@@ -4417,26 +4419,26 @@ fn paste_impl(
         doc.append_changes_to_history(view);
     }
 
-    let repeat = std::iter::repeat(
-        // `values` is asserted to have at least one entry above.
-        values
-            .last()
-            .map(|value| Tendril::from(value.repeat(count)))
-            .unwrap(),
-    );
-
     // if any of values ends with a line ending, it's linewise paste
     let linewise = values
         .iter()
         .any(|value| get_line_ending_of_str(value).is_some());
 
-    // Only compiled once.
-    static REGEX: Lazy<Regex> = Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"\r\n|\r|\n").unwrap());
-    let mut values = values
-        .iter()
-        .map(|value| REGEX.replace_all(value, doc.line_ending.as_str()))
-        .map(|value| Tendril::from(value.as_ref().repeat(count)))
-        .chain(repeat);
+    let map_value = |value| {
+        let value = LINE_ENDING_REGEX.replace_all(value, doc.line_ending.as_str());
+        let mut out = Tendril::from(value.as_ref());
+        for _ in 1..count {
+            out.push_str(&value);
+        }
+        out
+    };
+
+    let repeat = std::iter::repeat(
+        // `values` is asserted to have at least one entry above.
+        map_value(values.last().unwrap()),
+    );
+
+    let mut values = values.iter().map(|value| map_value(value)).chain(repeat);
 
     let text = doc.text();
     let selection = doc.selection(view.id);
@@ -4533,19 +4535,24 @@ fn replace_with_yanked_impl(editor: &mut Editor, register: char, count: usize) {
     else {
         return;
     };
-    let values: Vec<_> = values.map(|value| value.to_string()).collect();
     let scrolloff = editor.config().scrolloff;
+    let (view, doc) = current_ref!(editor);
 
-    let (view, doc) = current!(editor);
-    let repeat = std::iter::repeat(
-        values
-            .last()
-            .map(|value| Tendril::from(&value.repeat(count)))
-            .unwrap(),
-    );
-    let mut values = values
-        .iter()
-        .map(|value| Tendril::from(&value.repeat(count)))
+    let map_value = |value: &Cow<str>| {
+        let value = LINE_ENDING_REGEX.replace_all(value, doc.line_ending.as_str());
+        let mut out = Tendril::from(value.as_ref());
+        for _ in 1..count {
+            out.push_str(&value);
+        }
+        out
+    };
+    let mut values_rev = values.rev().peekable();
+    // `values` is asserted to have at least one entry above.
+    let last = values_rev.peek().unwrap();
+    let repeat = std::iter::repeat(map_value(last));
+    let mut values = values_rev
+        .rev()
+        .map(|value| map_value(&value))
         .chain(repeat);
     let selection = doc.selection(view.id);
     let transaction = Transaction::change_by_selection(doc.text(), selection, |range| {
@@ -4555,7 +4562,9 @@ fn replace_with_yanked_impl(editor: &mut Editor, register: char, count: usize) {
             (range.from(), range.to(), None)
         }
     });
+    drop(values);
 
+    let (view, doc) = current!(editor);
     doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
     doc.append_changes_to_history(view);
     view.ensure_cursor_in_view(doc, scrolloff);